Wellfleet. White Crest Beach to Duck Pond. the long way
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Wellfleet. White Crest Beach to Duck Pond. the long way
not sure I really want to share these favorite special places. so let's just keep this one under our collective hats, shall we? not a great video maker but I'll enjoy watching this during the winter months. they usually look better small, I think, like on a phone, but full screen on my computer at home is good. just not sure what youtube will deliver. so hot, so humid & I didn't have it in my legs that day. cudda been so many things. but it was an epic 5 hrs I'll remember & maybe tackle again. or maybe just part of it
such a rich area for riding. when I was younger, used to go 4-wheeling on most of these same trails, & many others in the area. now it's fun but harder to ride them on a bike. 40 yrs older doesn't make it easier either
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I always wondered about those trails, and the unpaved, unnamed roads on the other side of 'the highway'
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/41.9516/-70.0167
Lots you can learn from scouting online maps but as my recent experience in NH shows, even something marked as a rail trail could be completely unrideable on thinner tires due to a fresh unpacked dirt/sand surface so local eyes are always helpful
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/41.9516/-70.0167
Lots you can learn from scouting online maps but as my recent experience in NH shows, even something marked as a rail trail could be completely unrideable on thinner tires due to a fresh unpacked dirt/sand surface so local eyes are always helpful
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Originally Posted by autonomy
I always wondered about those trails, and the unpaved, unnamed roads on the other side of 'the highway'
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/41.9516/-70.0167
Lots you can learn from scouting online maps but as my recent experience in NH shows, even something marked as a rail trail could be completely unrideable on thinner tires due to a fresh unpacked dirt/sand surface so local eyes are always helpful
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/41.9516/-70.0167
Lots you can learn from scouting online maps but as my recent experience in NH shows, even something marked as a rail trail could be completely unrideable on thinner tires due to a fresh unpacked dirt/sand surface so local eyes are always helpful
but wow! someone or group of ppl really worked hard on that!
I've poked around a lot of the old Jeep trails w/ various 4x4s even my Chevy Citation but exploring the single tracks on a bike has been a whole new fun project. last summer I explored the cliff trails in Wellfleet & Truro but also some over by the bay
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
oh wow! what an amazing map site! thank you! I was able to zoom in & identify exactly most of the trails I took, because it's fresh in my memory. I have photos of specific intersections. I can circle them or number them & then post a photo of the exact spot. also, you know I looked at the back end of the parking lot for a trail starting there & I saw some sandy patches but they didn't look like entry points. maybe they evolved & closed up. I might look again
There's also a cycle layer https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=1....0418&layers=C
And this cool site that shows 'relations' - routes: https://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org/....4251!-71.1964
TrailForks is a good resource too but it's more MTB-oriented with actual official trails: https://www.trailforks.com/region/un...&lon=-70.00443
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Originally Posted by autonomy
Wait, you didn't know about OSM? It's open-source mapping, anyone can add/modify things. I've been adding/improving trails for a while! It can be hit-or-miss in terms of actual access (overgrown, sometimes private, etc.). Lots of services uses the underlying maps, OsmAnd is a great smartphone app for example.
There's also a cycle layer https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=1....0418&layers=C
And this cool site that shows 'relations' - routes: https://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org/....4251!-71.1964
TrailForks is a good resource too but it's more MTB-oriented with actual official trails: https://www.trailforks.com/region/un...&lon=-70.00443
There's also a cycle layer https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=1....0418&layers=C
And this cool site that shows 'relations' - routes: https://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org/....4251!-71.1964
TrailForks is a good resource too but it's more MTB-oriented with actual official trails: https://www.trailforks.com/region/un...&lon=-70.00443
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Originally Posted by autonomy
I always wondered about those trails, and the unpaved, unnamed roads on the other side of 'the highway'
